Papillon Original movie poster Daybill Steve McQueen Dustin Hoffman

Original First release Australian Daybill movie poster Papillon

Papillon is a 1973 prison film directed by Franklin J. Schaffner, based on the best-selling autobiography by the French convict Henri Charrière. The film stars Steve McQueen as Henri Charrière ("Papillon"), Dustin Hoffman as Louis Dega and Bill Mumy as Lariot.Due to being filmed at remote locations, the film was quite expensive for the time ($12 million), but it readily earned more than twice that in the first year of public distribution.The film's title is French for "Butterfly," referring to Charrière's tattoo and nickname.In 1974, the film was nominated for an Oscar for Best Music, Original Dramatic Score (Jerry Goldsmith) and a Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture Actor, Drama (Steve McQueen). Steve McQueen’s famous cliff-jumping scene near the end of the film took place from the cliffs in Maui, Hawaii. McQueen insisted on performing the cliff-jumping stunt himself. Papillon was not only a commercial success but a critical one as well. Excellent poster art by Tom Jung.

Movie memorabilia condition

Images of this item are held in place to be photographed using magnets

Poster Size:33cm x 77cm approx or 13" x 30" approx.

Country Of Origin:Australia

Pin Holes:None

Tape Marks:None

Edge Wear / Stains:edge wear at the bottom left and right hand corners.once the poster is matted and framed this will not be seen.

Folds and Creases:Folded twice as issued to cinemas

Comments:One small spot foxing mark above the letter P of Papillon at the top